Another example of Chormatic Scales in real life literature. Rossini's William Tell Overture. It's not QUTE chromatic, but you really need to know that sucker so well that you can skip notes here and there at half note = 108, straight eights.

I agree, Steve. The chromatic scale is definately decievingly hard. Most younger players think it's easy and that they have it down and it's not relevant to the real world. But, don't worry, we all learned that's not the case, so I guess they will as well.

DJ
Buckhannon, WV
Trombone, Trumpet
Jazz, Concert, Marching

Ok maybe the chromatic scale is not so useless lol, no it's ok steve you give good info to peeps and help out alot

Leanne
Trombone
Mooresville, NC (north of Charlotte)
not so hot at jazz, but I just don't have much experience with it.
I love orchestra, wind ensemble, and DCI

I also play Trumpet, Baritone, and Horn

I used to play Tuba, but I didn't stick with it.

Chromatics not 6th grade easy...but..its not exactly hard either. B/c ur pretty much always in tune(at least thats what my BD tells me)!

well, I must say I disagree with that statement on many levels...
the trombone is an instrument that while being technically capable of being in tune all the time, is unfortunately also capable of being out of tune all of the time.
because most younger players think of the chromatic scale in terms of 7-6-5-4-3-2-1, 7-6-5-4-3-2-1, 5-4-3-2-1, 4-3-2-1, etc... they are thinking in positions, not listening. they are not paying attention to pitch adjustments needed on various partials. they're just blindly going through the positons. and they usually get sloppy. one's a bit off, then the next, and it steamrolls from there.
i mean no disrespect to your band director, but i honestly can't think of why a teacher would say such a thing.

Hey Steve just a question but are u a teacher or sumtin cause u seem to not alot about scales?

I'll take that as a compliment, thanks. If I found someone who needed help, and wanted lessons, and I thought they'd take it seriously, I would take the time out to teach them. But at the moment, no, I don't teach. Just not very many bone players around here, and then by the time you weed out the majority that just don't care, there just isn't a huge student base here.
It doesn't really bother me though. I'm usually too busy doing my own practicing

Your welcome and oh i fugured u taught like a band at a school or sumtin but i guess not, well hmmmmm what to say next???

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Hans Friis
Norway,
Play: Big band music, ska, pop, disco, funk.

Adam
MT
Trombone
classic and jazz

Adam
MT
trombone
clasic and jazz

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I've done a 3 octave chromatic for jr high, well it was only required a 2 octave but hehe